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| Inventory photo | Photo taken May 2, 2015 |
The following is from the Historic Buildings Inventory as revised in 1981:
The façade of this two-story commercial building has brilliantly [three-color] colored terra cotta ornamentation in the classical mode. The original steel marquee has been removed. Still intact is an interior skylight of 300 Sq. ft. over the central selling space. It is surrounded by a mezzanine. [It is now numbered 125.]
The structure is an excellent example of American commercial design of the period, and a good example of adaptive reuse. {Originally built for the Roos Brothers Clothing store, it was converted to offices and commercial space.
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| Historic Resources Board photo ca. 1986 | Location map |
This structure was built in 1925 and is a Category 2 on the Historic Buildings Inventory. The architect was Birge Clark and the builder was Wells P. Goodenough. The 1979 remodel was done by Artunian and Kinney. The property measures 50 by 100 feet.
Sources: Palo Alto Times 4/24/25, 5/1/25, 5/7/25; interview with Charles M. Kinney, 1981
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